St Julia Catholic Elementary School
6770 Historic Trail, Mississauga ONT L5W 1J3
(905) 795-2706 Fax: (905) 795-9096
www.dpcdsb.org/JULIA
April 2013
Principal
P. Nichols
Vice Principal
M. Harrison
Secretaries
A. Charette
S. De Carli
Superintendent
Mississauga Brampton
Central
L. Papaloni
Trustee
P. Ferreira
Peter.Ferreira@dpcdsb.org
Parish
St. Joseph Church
5440 Durie Road
905-826-2766
VIRTUE OF LOVE
Dear God,
You have done such a marvelous job of creating us and the
world around us.
You have placed this creation, including all the people we
meet, in our care.
We come to you now asking for the grace and strength to
love.
We want to love like Jesus loved – without holding back;
without wondering what’s in it
For me; so that everyone around us will know what your
love looks like.
May we find the courage to forget ourselves on purpose for
the good of your people.
We ask this in name of Jesus, our brother, who lived to show
us your way.
Amen
Pastor
Fr. Marc-Andre Campbell
Fr. Matthias Kim
Mark Your Calendars…
School Hours
Start: 8:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 to 12:45
Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.
JK-SK AM 8:45-11:15
JK-SK PM 12:45—3:15
April 12- Movie Night!
“Wreck it Ralph” @ 7 pm
April 22-Tree Planting
May 6 – Catholic Education Week
Starts
May 13-PA Day
June 7- PA Day
Attendance Verification
Line: 905-795-2706 press 1
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Weekend Mass Schedule St. Joseph’s Parish
5440 Durie Road (905) 826-2766
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Saturday:
Sunday:
5:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
PARENT INFORMATION
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in the Fall.
GET UP AND GO DAY
On Friday, April 26, 2013, St. Julia students from
grade 4 to 8 will be participating in a day full
of physical and healthy eating activities. Our 'Get Up
& Go Day' will give students the opportunity to try
out some fun and exciting activities that promote a
healthy lifestyle. This day is made possible through
our partnership with Peel Health. Thank you to
parents and community members for volunteering
their time to support our students.
MATH MANIA
March 7th was the annual Intermediate Mississauga
Central Math Mania Academic Competition. The
purpose of the competition is to provide students an
opportunity to demonstrate their problem solving
skills and arithmetic abilities through a series of
mathematical activities. Five students were chosen to
represent St. Julia at this event. They are: Michael E.,
Nicole S., Keanu L., Patrick R., and Lauren V. They
made St. Julia proud as they worked together as a
team, displaying much respect towards each other as
well as towards their competitors. Not only did they
have a lot of fun practicing their mathematical
talents, they ended up in fifth place overall! Way to
go St. Julia Suns! Thank you to Mrs. Zivkovic and
Mrs. Quintana for coaching the team.
BADMINTON
Grade 6, 7 and 8 St. Julia students have been hard at
work practicing their badminton skills for our first
annual badminton round-robin tournament! Students
will play during the lunch hour and one by one teams
will be eliminated until one team stands triumphant.
Stay tuned for the names of the winning team!
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK: MAY 5-10
During Catholic Education Week, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board will celebrate the significant
contribution that Catholic Education has made to the
community, the province and to Canada. Our Catholic
Graduate Expectations challenge students to articulate in
society those fundamental values that underpin Catholic
education. The theme for this year’s Catholic Education
Week is:
Catholic Education: Growing Together in Faith
Our Catholic schools are places of growth. Small
kindergarten students grow into being teenagers; grade nine
students grow into young adults. We all grow both in age
and, we hope, wisdom. Growth is natural and expected in the
plant and animal world. As Catholics we are expected to
grow in faith. What exactly that means will differ from
person to person and ultimately, growth in faith is a personal
matter between us and God. We can nurture our faith
through prayer and knowledge and our living in a vibrant
Catholic community. That is how we grow together.
Community is part of who we are as Catholics.
There are five sub-themes, one for each day of Catholic
Education Week and they are aimed at helping staff and
students to reflect more fully on what Growing Together in
Faith asks of them.
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
Day 5:
Faith that is rooted
Faith that is nurtured
Faith that is discerned
Faith that is witnessed
Faith that is celebrated
Catholic Education Week is marked by special activities,
including prayer celebrations and service activities. More
information will follow closer to the date.
ST. JULIA RECYCLES!
Thank you to all of our students who have been participating in
the recycling program. The Recycling team has noticed a great
improvement! The winners of the Golden Blue Bin Recyclers-ofthe-Week trophy have been: Mrs. Hatcher’s grade 8 class, Mr.
Kozjan and Mrs. Di Iorio’s grade 1’s, Mrs. Cardoso’s grade 4’s
and Mrs. Galasso’s grade 5’s. Keep up the good work!
AROUND THE HALLS
MUSIC MONDAYS
On Monday, May 6, 2013 St. Julia school will be
participating in Music Monday. Along with 100’s of
1000’s of other Canadians we will be singing this
year’s song at 1:00 pm. The theme for this year is
―Filling Our Skies With Song.‖ Participants from
coast to coast will also be singing along with us at the
same time despite our different time zones. This
year’s song was compiled by Ed Robertson of the band
Barenaked Ladies (If I had a million dollars) and
Commander Chris Hadfield a Canadian astronaut who
is currently orbiting the earth 16 times a day in the
International Space Station. During the March break
Colonel Hadfield became commander of the I.S.S. The
students have been learning interesting facts and
learning the song about the I.S.S. and life in space.
Families are very welcome to come out and listen to
students on May 6, 2013 as St. Julia helps to ―Fill Our
Skies With Song.‖
WALKING WEDNESDAYS
Every Wednesday is Walking Wednesday at St. Julia
School. Our school is an Eco School at the silver
level and this year we are going for gold! The
Walking Wednesday program is one of our student
activities to promote taking care of the earth by
cutting down on pollution. Every week student
helpers welcome the walkers and give them a hand
stamp. Teachers later report the percentage of
walkers for their class. The class with the best
participation will receive a certificate acknowledging
their achievement and may be visited by the Walking
Wednesday Wailers. The name of the class is also
displayed on the Golden Shoe of Midas for the week.
So have some fun, enjoy our Spring weather and
make your plans to walk to school on Wednesday!
HOLY FIRST COMMUNION
The students will be celebrating the Sacrament of
First Holy Communion on Sunday, April 21, 2013@
3:30 pm at St. Joseph’s parish. In preparation for
Holy Communion, the children will be painting &
decorating a ceramic cross that can be used to store
special religious items. A special thank you to the
School Council for subsidizing the cost of the
crosses. Students will also be participating in a First
Communion Retreat day on Tuesday, April 18 to
prepare for this blessed sacrament.
CONFIRMATION
The grade eight students will be celebrating the
Sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday, May 9,
2013 at 7:00 pm, at St. Joseph’s Parish. Father Marc
Andre and his pastoral team have worked with our
teachers to prepare for this sacrament. Our students
enjoyed a retreat day at the parish and have been
given beautiful prayer cards from our School
Council on behalf of our school community. We
would also like to recognize and extend
congratulations to students who have received or are
receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at other
parishes within our faith community.
RAYS OF SUNSHINE
St. Julia is collecting Rays of Sunshine ballots again.
There are wonderful things happening around the school.
Here are more ways St. Julia students are showing their
Rays of Sunshine!
Primary students said: ― He invited me to sit with him,‖
and ― she made me feel better when she was crying,‖ and
―she helped me to roll a big snowball.‖
A Junior student said: ―She is very accepting of me and
we play games we both like.‖
An Intermediate student said: ―When my friends were
not at school one day, a group of students accompanied
me the whole day.‖
BLAST
St. Julia Elementary School recently received an
Innovation Grant from the board. St. Julia is using
the grant to support our Anti-Bullying Committee.
Soon to be unveiled, St. Julia's Anti-Bullying Group
will be called "BLAST". BLAST stands for
Bystanders Leading and Actively Standing Together.
The mission of BLAST is to educate the
bystander on how they can take an active role in
bullying prevention. The BLAST team will also be
working with the 4 Life Foundation. The 4 Life
Foundation will be coming into St. Julia School, to
make a presentation to the Grades 4 - 8. Former
NHL player Jamie Allison will be leading the
presentation, which focuses on educating students on
the 4 types of bullying (physical, verbal, relational,
and cyber), and the role of the bystander. In a show
of solidarity, BLAST is asking all students in the
school to wear pink on the date of the presentation,
which is Friday, April 19th, as it will tie-in with
April's virtue of love. Special thanks to Mrs.
Cardoso, Mrs. Siconolfi, and Mr. Morrice for their
efforts in these endeavours.
JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL
The Junior boys basketball season is underway. The team
is practicing for their tournament in April.
Congratulations and good luck to the St. Julia team.
Members include: Owen R., Brendan L., Justin K.,
Luca M., Justin D., Zak D., Josiah D., Quinn L., and
Branreb G. Thank you to the coaches Ms. Gasparini and
Mrs. Higgins.
JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL
The start of spring, means only one thing..the start of the
Junior Girls Basketball Season! Mr. Morrice and Mrs.
Zivkovic look forward to an exciting season, which
includes a one day mini-tournament, and possibly a
family tournament. Over the next few weeks the girls
will learn a zone defence, how to perform a lay-up with
both hands, and even how to slam dunk! (maybe). The
team members include: Megan B., Katelyn V., Julia N.,
Pasquale A., Klaudia G., Christy L., Helena M., and
Melanie T. Good Luck Team!
AROUND THE HALLS
CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR 2013-2014
Planning for next September is well under way.
Current grade level teachers, Resource staff and the
administration will soon begin the process of
developing tentative classroom placements. We
spend much time taking into consideration not only
the needs of the individual child but the needs of all
children in the context of the larger classroom group.
In each class we strive to balance learning styles,
gender, learning needs and a cross section of abilities
and behavioral needs. Please note that Ministry
regulations of class size will impose little flexibility
in class configurations.
As you know your child best, we appreciate your
input concerning the learning style and environment
your child learns best in. If you feel that there are
specific needs which should be addressed in
determining the placement of your child, please send
Mrs. Nichols a letter outlining the strengths and
needs of your child along with a description of
his/her learning style and the type of environment
he/she excels in, no later than May 3. We remind
you that it is not appropriate to request a specific
teacher as staffing is tentative and things are
continually changing or to make requests to avoid
necessary combined grades. We will consider your
input as well as input from the classroom and
resource teachers and if we can accommodate your
wishes, we will do so. However, this is not always
possible. Rest assured, our decisions are made only
after careful consideration of all the information and
are based on the individual good of each child
balanced with the common good of the entire school
community.
REPORTING HEAD INJURIES
Even when it may appear to be insignificant, we inform
parents of all reported head injuries at school. We do this in
recognition of the potential danger of any injury involving the
head. Our intent is not to alarm you, but to keep you
informed. Please remind your child to let a staff member
know if they bump their head or if they get hurt at school.
ENTRY INTO SCHOOL PROCEDURES
In the interest of all student safety at St. Julia Elementary, we
ask that any person entering the building enter through the
main front door and proceed directly to the Main office. We
do not encourage anyone to go directly into classrooms or
walk through halls without speaking to office staff first and
obtaining a visitor badge.
WARM WEATHER DRESS CODE
As the warm weather approaches we would like to remind
students that they are expected to dress in a manner and attire
suitable for the occasion and appropriate to the school
environment. Students must wear full length T-shirts with a
sleeve (no muscle shirts or cut off T-shirts are allowed for
regular classes or gym wear). Girls are not to wear anything
strapless, spaghetti straps or have bare midriffs. Shorts are
allowed provided they are modest. No short-shorts or cut off
jeans will be allowed.
E.Q.A.O. TESTING – GRADES 3&6
A reminder that this year the EQAO assessment for
Grade 3 and Grade 6 students will run from May 23rd
to June 6th. We ask that parents of students in
these grades ensure that their children are in
attendance during these weeks. Visit DPCDSB on
the web for Board and School profiles.
http://www.dpcdsb.org/EQAO
SAFETY REMINDERS
In the interest of student safety, pupils are asked not
to bring the following items to school: skateboards,
roller blades, scooters, baseball bats and hard utility
balls. Also, we remind students about safe practices
during recess times such as: no contact sports or play
fighting, soccer playing on asphalt using soft utility
balls only and reporting problems to teachers rather
than taking matters into their own hands.
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN EVENING
On Wednesday, May15, 2013, we are inviting all Junior
Kindergarten parents to our Welcome To Kindergarten
evening. This initiative is possible because of the corporate
support of the Learning Partnership (the same group that
drives the Take Your Kids to Work Days). Welcome to
Kindergarten is an evening provided for the parents who have
registered for JK for this September.
PARENT INFORMATION
There are 2.1 million trees in Mississauga, half being on public
lands and half on private lands. Over the next 20 years, let’s add
one million more! Celebrate Earth Days with the City of
Mississauga and partners for the launch of One Million Trees
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Mississauga on April 20 . Take part in tree planting, nature
walks, and environmental programs for the whole family.
One Million Trees Launch Event
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Location: Meadowvale Conservation Area (1081 Old Derry Road
W) – Park entrance located on Second Line W
Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Activities: Launch ceremony, tree planting and stewardship,
nature walks, tree climbing demonstrations, gardening, bird box
building, and exhibitors!
RSVP: www.onemilliontreesmississauga.eventbrite.ca
Note: Maximum number of registrants per group is 12
people.
See you there!
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
At the Virtue Assembly this Friday, School Council will
present our annual spiritual items to students in Grades 4, 6
and 8. The Grade 4 students will get prayer books, the Grade
6 students will get scapulars and the Grade 8 students will get
Teen Creed prayer cards. We hope this is something that can
be a symbol of their faith during challenging times.
The City of Mississauga will be donating three rose bushes,
two grey dogwoods and a serviceberry tree to the school to
plant in the Peace Garden on Earth Day which is April 22nd.
Thanks to the City for making this generous donation.
The City of Mississauga has also generously offered to have a
guide run two nature walks for our upcoming Get Up and Go
Day. Thanks again to the City for their support.
Movie Night will be Friday, April 12th and we will be
showing Wreck It Ralph. Doors open at 6:30pm and the
movie starts at 7pm.
EATING LUNCH AT SCHOOL
Students in grades 1-5 eat lunch from 11:45-12:05 and grades
6-8 students eat lunch from 12:25-12:45. Since students have
twenty minutes to eat their lunch and get ready for outdoor
play or classroom work it is important that they either have
their lunches in their knapsack or their lunches are delivered
prior to the lunch bell. Please note that the office is
extremely busy during the lunch hour and we will not have
the opportunity to heat up any student lunches. When
dropping off your child’s lunch please leave it on the lunch
table at the front entrance and clearly label it with your
child’s name.
HEALTHY TIPS FOR PARENTS– HEAD LICE
One of the main goals of
any school is for students to learn and thrive. But how do we
know if they are in fact learning? Students must demonstrate their
learning in ways that show to what extent they have acquired the
knowledge and skills that we want them to achieve. When
students complete tasks, write tests or give presentations, their
work must be examined by the teacher who then makes a
determination of their success. The process of looking critically at
student work falls into two broad categories: Assessment and
Evaluation. These words are often used interchangeably, but
there are significant differences. If we want to get the most out of
Teacher feedback, it is important to understand the difference.
Assessment is the process of gathering information that accurately
reflects how well a student is achieving the curriculum
expectations in a subject or a course. The primary purpose of
assessment is to improve student learning. Evaluation refers to
the process of judging the quality of student learning, and
assigning a value to represent that quality. Evaluation is therefore
a type of assessment. It is usually what we think of as final
marking or grading. Assessment however can and should occur
often through the period of instruction, not just at the end.
Facts: Head lice are tiny insects. They live in hair, eyebrows
and eyelashes of humans. Head lice cannot be spread
between animals or pets and humans. Head lice are not a
health hazard. Anyone can get head lice. It has nothing to do
with being dirty or clean.
Finds: You may notice your child itching or scratching their
head and neck. Check for tiny white or grey coloured eggs
called nits. Nits may look like dandruff stuck to the hair shaft
however, they are difficult to remove. Notify close contacts
and your child’s school if you find live lice.
Treat: Information about chemical treatments are available
from your pharmacist, doctor and the Region of Peel-Public
Health. Only treat your child if you can see live head lice.
You can choose to remove nits from the hair after treating,
though it if not necessary. Do a second treatment 7 days after
the first one to make sure any newly hatched lice are also
killed.
Tips: Be sensitive to your child’s feelings. Many parents and
children may feel embarrassed. Avoid sharing combs,
brushes etc. Tie back long hair.
April 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
APRIL
1
Easter Monday
2
Pizza Day
3
RAID presentations for
grade 6
4
Officer Holly
presentation for
JR. classes
Living Arts Ctr.
Trip for grade 1
classes
5
Sub Day
Virtues assembly
@ 1:45 pm
6
10
Little Red Theater
performance
RAID presentations for
grade 6
HPV dose 2 & Hep B
immunizations
11
Intermediate
dance workshop
12
Sub Day
Movie Night
―Wreck it Ralph‖ 7
pm
Rosary Apostolates
visit classrooms
13
17
RAID presentations for
grade 6
18
Intermediate
dance workshop
20
24
25
19
Sub Day
First Communion
rehearsal @ St.
Joes parish 9 am
NHL for life
presentations in the
gym
26
Sub Day
Get up and Go Day
Grade 4 to 8
11:45 Badminton
7
8
Intermediate dance
workshop
11:45 Badminton
14
21
First Communion @ St.
Joes parish 3:30 pm
15
Intermediate dance
workshop
Rosary Apostolates visit
grade 2 classes
11:45 Badminton
7pm School Council
meeting
22
Earth Day &
Tree Planting
9
Pizza Day
11:45 Badminton
16
Pizza Day
Grade 2 First
Communion retreat day
11:45 Badminton
23
Pizza Day
11:45 Badminton
11:45 Badminton
28
29
30
Pizza Day
27